1. Webquest
Christmas
Around the World
“Do all the countries around the world
have the same customs and traditions
at Christmas?”
English Teacher - Rosa Rodríguez
Level: Primary 5th

2. Christmas is one of the most exciting holidays of the year.
We all have traditions and customs that help us to look
forward to this time of the year. But it would be wrong to
assume that it is only celebrated among the Christians.
With the world becoming a global village, Christmas is now
celebrated in many countries around the world.
During this webquest,
you will learn
about
Christmas customs and traditions
in some countries around the world.
I hope you like it!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

3. Introduction
Your Mission:
Investigate the customs of another
country and report back.
Objective:
Upon completion of the webquest
students will be able describe the
celebration of Christmas in other
cultures and will create a power point
presentation to share with the class.

4. Traditions are an important
part of the culture of a group of
people.
One of our traditions is the way we
celebrate holidays, such as
Christmas.
There is no ideal
Christmas;
only the one Christmas
you decide to make
as a reflection of your
values,
desires, affections,
traditions.

5. Do other countries celebrate the
way we do?
Do their celebrations include gifts,
decorations, special music and
food?

6. Task
Your mission is to find the following
information for the country you are sent to:
Name of country
How do they say "Merry Christmas"
Location (on a map )
Flag
Reason for celebration
Gifts (including who brings them)
Decorations
Pictures and things that people do on
Christmas eve and christmas day
Special Food drink &/or Music
Describe the weather during the celebration
time.

7. When you have explored
these traditions create a power
point to share with the class.

8. Process
Form groups of four students.
Choose a country.
Search the information related
to the country your group has
chosen.
Prepare a PowerPoint of your
country because when you
finish it, your group will make
an oral presentation to your
partners.

9. Step 1: Follow the links provided to learn
the traditions of the country you
have been sent to.
Step 2: Take notes about the customs you
will need to report on.
Step 3: Create a power point to share with
the class which explains each of the areas listed.
Step 4: Your power point should have at lease 10 slides:
a title slide, an introductory slide, five or more slides
describing the customs and a concluding slide.
Step 5: You will need to include at least 4 graphics and
a transition between the slides. Sound and animation
are not required but may be included.

10. Resources
The students will click on links related to the
Christmas traditions in other countries. The
students will then create a power point
presentation containing their findings. After
all projects are completed the students will
present their findings to the class.

11. Step 1 : Use the links below to
begin your travels.
Maps & Flags
Traditions More Traditions
SYMBOLS, CUSTOMS AND
TRADITIONS
Clipart about Christmas

12. Resources Continued:
http://www.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xma
s/index.html
Christmas Around the World
Christmas Celebrations
http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/index.html
http://www.happywink.org/christmas-
day/multiculturism-santas.html
http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/x
mas_cnt.htm

13. Step 2 :
Congratulations!
Now that you are a world traveler and
have completed a power point, share
your findings with the rest of the
class.

14. Evaluation
Beginning Satisfactory Excellent Score
PowerPoint Presentation
15 points 30 point 50 points
Slides There are 1 – 3 slides. There are 4 –7 slides. There are 8 - 10 slides. 50
Bullet points 2 points 5 points 10 points
0 – 3 slides have building bullets. May Most slides have bullets that build. May All of the bullets on each slide build. No
have spelling / grammatical errors. have few spelling and/or grammatical spelling or grammatical errors. Content is
Content may not be logically organized. errors. Content is logically organized. logically organized.
10
0 points 10 points 20 points
Graphics There are no graphics or video. There is only one graphic. There are at least two graphics or one
or graphic and a video. 20
Video
0 points 5 points 10 points
There are no words Font is too hard to read or is not suited Font is colourful and appropriate.
Fonts with slide or background colours. 10
0 points 5 points 10 points
No resources or external links were listed. Not all resources or external links were All resources and external links were listed.
Resources and
listed. External links worked. External links worked. 10
External link
Total Score 100

15. Conclusion
Well done! You have finished the job. Now you have
learnt how to say "Merry Christmas" in different
languages, the origin of Christmas Trees, what
"crackers" are and many other things about
Christmas Customs.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
You are ready to answer correctly the following question:
“Do all the countries around the world have the same customs
and traditions at Christmas?“